锲 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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qiè

sickle

Something engraved 契 in metal 钅; 契 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

qì

deed

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qiè

sickle; cut, carve, engrave; to cut; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; fig. to chisel away at

Most common words with 锲

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	锲而不舍	to persevere
	锲	to cut

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4771st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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